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Whatsapp users beware: Scam messages that appear to come from friends contain dodgy links to hijack your phone
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 2.2.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | privacy, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | WhatsApp has been a target of attack from scammers; users receive texts that appear to be coming from friends and that contain links to hijack your phone. People are then redirected to a fake website where they are offered a voucher and are asked to register. If users register personal details such as name, e-mail address, and phone number, they can end up with malware on their phone.
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Bullying police officer, 30, who attacked his 22-year-old girlfriend and sent her vicious WhatsApp message saying she was a 'n*****-loving c***' faces losing his job
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 22.6.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, texting, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | A police officer attacked his girlfriend, sent her abusive WhatsApp messages, and destroyed her smartphone. He now faces the end of his career.
Image Description | Photograph of police officer Bobby Cooper and photograph of the Metropolitan Police headquarters,
Image Tags | male(s)
Two Saudi women are sentenced to 20 lashes for using bad language while arguing with each other over WhatsApp
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 24.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | censorship, game, gender, WhatsApp
Summary | Two Saudi women were sentenced to 10 days in prison and 20 lashes because they used bad language on WhatsApp. Saudi Arabia has been condemned numerous times for violating human and women's rights, and restricting freedom of expression. For instance, the game Pokemon Go was banned because it is similar to gambling.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone with the WhatsApp logo on the screen, and photograph of the city of Jeddah.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone, WhatsApp
The rise and rise of Whatsapp: 300 billion instant messages are expected to be sent throughout 2014 – and that’s just in the UK
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 7.8.2014
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | research/study, sexting, texting, WhatsApp, youth
Summary | Instant messaging has overtaken texting: The average British person sends just seven text messages a day compared to 46 instant messages. Popular apps are WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, and Viber. Many people have five messaging apps on their smartphones on average. The high amount of instant messaged sent can partly be explained by the flatrate cost rather than paying for every message individually. A Michigan University study shows that half of 18-24 year olds (over 3000 participants) engage in sexting.
Image Description | Photograph of a WhatsApp icon on a screen.
Image Tags | WhatsApp
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